paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to have one's hair stand on end
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
blow; shock; strike; batting
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
dusk; nightfall; twilight
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
made in Japan; Japanese-made
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
around the world; throughout the world
gold ore; gold deposit; gold mine
in search of; in order to look for
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
shady; underhanded; questionable
disclosure; exposure; revelation
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
babble; gibberish; gobbledygook; gobbledegook
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
be absorbed in deep thought; be sunk in thought
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
beforehand; in advance; previously
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
person concerned; interested party; related party
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy